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Born Zayn Jawaad Malik on January 12, 1993, he was later on known nationwide as Zayn Malik, one of the boys in the famous One Direction. The Bradford native auditioned for the seventh season of "The X Factor" in Manchester back in 2010, singing "Let Me Love You" by rhythm-and-blues vocalist Mario. He was accepted to the next round and almost eliminated during the bootcamp stages because he refused to dance. Though couldn't make it to the final round, he was chosen by the show's judge Simon Cowell to be teamed up with fellow contestants Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to form a new act called One Direction. The fivesome then went on competing in the reality talent show and finished in third place. They were then immediately signed to Cowell's Syco music label.

It didn't take long for Zayn and his fellow bandmates to experience success, thanks to their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" which was quick to become a hit after being released in September 2011. The band continued their domination with their first album "Up All Night". Not only the set became a best seller in UK, but also hitting No. 1 on the US Billboard charts, making them the first UK group to accomplish such achievement. Following the success, Zayn alongside Niall, Harry, Liam, and Louis released two follow-up albums "Take Me Home" (2012) and "Midnight Memories" (2013), which both also went success.

Fans can expect something big from Zayn Malik when he launches his solo career. According to Billboard, the former One Direction singer has just signed with management company Turn First Artists, which is the home to the likes of Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora.

Zayn Malik may have left One Direction earlier this year but the bond with the group is apparently still there. On the fifth anniversary of the band, Zayn joined his former bandmates to celebrate it after he got a shout-out from Liam Payne.

Contrary to circulating rumors, Zayn Malik is not leaving Syco Music. The Sun reported on Thursday, July 16 that Simon Cowell ditched the former One Direction member from Syco label. The site wrote, "IN March this year ZAYN MALIK ditched his ONE DIRECTION bandmates. Now SIMON COWELL is returning the favour - by dropping the heart-throb from his Syco label just as Zayn's solo career kicks off."

Zayn Malik denounces his friendship with Naughty Boy with whom he has been working since he left One Direction earlier this year. The former 1D member was mad at the producer after the latter posted clips of his "No Type" music video which appeared to be unfinished.

A new problem is surrounding Zayn Malik's relationship with his fiancee Perrie Edwards. The couple was urged to cancel their engagement after #CANCELYOURENGAGEMENTZAYN began trending on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, July 7.

Zayn Malik's departure is not a big deal anymore for One Direction. A little over three months since Zayn's exit, Harry Styles assured everyone his group's doing okay and said in an interview with EW that they even played their best shows without his former bandmate.

Zayn Malik may be banned from releasing his solo music for the next two years, but his friend and collaborator Naughty Boy has teased what it will sound like when it comes out. During a chat with the U.K.'s Capital FM, the producer offered details of what fans can expect from the former One Direction singer's solo project.

Zayn Malik showed off his new white hair days after he debuted it in a Twitter snap. The former One Direction singer made first public appearance with the new bleached hair during Valentino's spring-summer meanswear show in Paris on Wednesday, June 24.

Zayn Malik has been rumored to plan a solo career after leaving One Direction, but fans apparently can't get anything official from him in the near future. According to British rapper Mic Righteous whom he collaborated with on the recently-leaked cover of "No Type", the singer is banned from releasing any solo music for the next two years.

Another preview of Zayn Malik's solo music has arrived online. The former One Direction hottie recently covered Rae Sremmurd's "No Type", and his version was then shared via SoundCloud on Monday, June 15 by British rapper Mic Righteous.

Despite a trending topic on Twitter, Zayn Malik is not rejoining One Direction. On Sunday, June 14, thousands of fans got confused when hashtag #zayniscomingback became trending topic. A fan named Nouran posted, "OK if all of this is true im seriously gonna cry #zayniscomingback." Common White Girl asked, "Wait hold on #zayniscomingback is trending right now, can someone tell me if he really is????"

Speculation that Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards were secretly married quickly spread on internet following an Instagram video posted on Thursday, June 11, showing Perrie introducing herself as "Perrie Malik." However, it was confirmed that the rumors were untrue.

Zayn Malik has a new vibrant hair do. The former member of One Direction showed off a bright-green buzz haircut in a new Instagram picture which saw him holding his smiling fiancee, Little Mix's singer Perrie Edwards. "#GreenHairDontCare," he wrote.

During an intermission at One Direction's concert in Cardiff, a commercial video of the band's "You and I" fragrance was played. When Zayn Malik's face showed up on the screen, fans turned out booing him.

Much to fans' disappointment, Perrie Edwards and Zayn Malik's wedding won't be happening anytime soon. Perrie points out that after Zayn's crazy schedule with One Direction sidelined their wedding plans in the past, it's now she who hasn't had time to plan their wedding because she has been busy promoting her band Little Mix's new single "Black Magic".

Nearly two months after Zayn Malik decided to leave One Direction, his bandmate Liam Payne revealed the real reason behind his exit from the band. In an interview with Capital FM's Breakfast Show on Wednesday morning, May 20, Liam confirmed weeks of speculation that Zayn left the group to spend time with his fiancee, Perrie Edwards.

Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher just can't seem to agree on anything. The two former Oasis members, who have been feuding over everything in the past few years, are most recently involved in fight centering around One Direction.

Things get ugly between Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson. Malik takes sides with Naughty Boy, whom he is working with for his upcoming solo debut, in the feud between the producer and Tomlinson. Malik, who left One Direction in March, takes a dig at his ex-bandmate when the latter is embroiled in a new Twitter spat with Naughty Boy.

Noel Gallagher considers Zayn Malik's decision to leave One Direction stupid. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the former Oasis guitarist called the 22-year-old singer "f**king idiot" for wanting to be "a normal 22-year-old" while he could be "f**king anything that moves and gettin' paid half a million dollars a week."

Zayn Malik no longer wants to be associated with One Direction in any way. After announcing his departure from the group last March, the 22-year-old singer has now removed "1D" from his Twitter handle.

New tidbits about One Direction's new album were revealed by Liam Payne. During an interview with the U.K.'s Capital FM earlier this week, the singer assured fans that the group's fifth studio effort, and their first without recently-departed member Zayn Malik, was "coming together really well."

Stephen Hawking is the latest big name to weigh in on Zayn Malik's departure from One Direction. As reported by BuzzFeed, the famed physicist based at Cambridge University in the U.K. appeared as a hologram on Saturday, April 25 at the Sydney Opera House in Australia to give a lecture about the universe and mysteries of science, and that's when he proposed a theory of another universe where the 22-year-old hunk's a part of the super popular group.

A selfie taken by Shahrukh Khan and Zayn Malik has set a retweet record. The now-phenomenal snapshot turned to be the top retweet of all time in terms of messages posted by Indian Twitter users, Twitter India confirmed.

Harry Styles could've been the first member to exit One Direction, claimed Lance Bass. During an appearance on the Thursday, April 23 episode of "The Meredith Vieira Show", the former NSYNC member revealed that Hazza already planned to leave his 1D bandmates before Zayn Malik abruptly quit last month.

Zayn Malik showed off his new shaved head while walking the red carpet of the Asian Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England on Friday, April 17. That marked his first ever official public appearance following his departure from One Direction late last month.